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VIRTUS Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 28, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
Corporate Bonds and Notes—96.3%
Airlines—2.9%    
Air Canada 144A
3.875%, 8/15/26(1)
$    1,075   $    968
United Airlines, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 4/15/26(1)
      795       748
VistaJet Malta Finance plc 144A
7.875%, 5/1/27(1)
    1,329     1,268
        2,984
       
 
Automotive—4.9%    
Clarios Global LP      
144A 6.250%, 5/15/26(1)       520       511
144A 8.500%, 5/15/27(1)       789       785
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC      
6.950%, 3/6/26        81        81
7.350%, 11/4/27     1,091     1,105
5.113%, 5/3/29     2,721     2,487
        4,969
       
 
Building Products—4.8%    
Griffon Corp.
5.750%, 3/1/28
    1,064       979
LBM Acquisition LLC 144A
6.250%, 1/15/29(1)
    1,549     1,104
Park River Holdings, Inc.      
144A 5.625%, 2/1/29(1)       705       491
144A 6.750%, 8/1/29(1)       361       252
Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC 144A
6.375%, 9/30/26(1)
    1,356     1,245
White Cap Buyer LLC 144A
6.875%, 10/15/28(1)
      816       741
        4,812
       
 
Chemicals—2.3%    
Diamond BC B.V. 144A
4.625%, 10/1/29(1)
    1,278     1,036
Illuminate Buyer LLC 144A
9.000%, 7/1/28(1)
    1,276     1,142
WR Grace Holdings LLC 144A
5.625%, 8/15/29(1)
      162       130
        2,308
       
 
Consumer Products—1.8%    
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 12/31/27(1)
      971       833
Newell Brands, Inc.
6.625%, 9/15/29
    1,002       993
        1,826
       
 
Containers & Packaging—1.9%    
Graham Packaging Co., Inc. 144A
7.125%, 8/15/28(1)
      871       749
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. 144A
7.875%, 8/15/26(1)
      195       196
  Par Value   Value
       
Containers & Packaging—continued    
Trivium Packaging Finance B.V. 144A
8.500%, 8/15/27(1)
$    1,030   $    979
        1,924
       
 
Drillers & Services—2.3%    
Archrock Partners LP 144A
6.250%, 4/1/28(1)
      832       790
Enerflex Ltd. 144A
9.000%, 10/15/27(1)
      506       499
Precision Drilling Corp. 144A
6.875%, 1/15/29(1)
    1,103       995
        2,284
       
 
Electric—3.0%    
Calpine Corp. 144A
4.500%, 2/15/28(1)
      940       846
Covanta Holding Corp.
5.000%, 9/1/30
      852       705
Vistra Operations Co. LLC      
144A 5.625%, 2/15/27(1)       945       896
144A 5.000%, 7/31/27(1)       599       556
        3,003
       
 
Exploration & Production—9.3%    
Antero Resources Corp.      
144A 7.625%, 2/1/29(1)       757       763
144A 5.375%, 3/1/30(1)       198       180
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC 144A
5.875%, 6/30/29(1)
    1,062       924
Chesapeake Energy Corp.      
144A 5.500%, 2/1/26(1)       914       896
144A 5.875%, 2/1/29(1)       473       442
Chord Energy Corp. 144A
6.375%, 6/1/26(1)
      132       127
CrownRock LP 144A
5.000%, 5/1/29(1)
      290       263
Hilcorp Energy I LP      
144A 6.250%, 11/1/28(1)     1,313     1,220
144A 5.750%, 2/1/29(1)       100        90
144A 6.000%, 4/15/30(1)       102        93
Murphy Oil Corp.
5.875%, 12/1/27
      492       470
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      
8.875%, 7/15/30     1,943     2,207
7.500%, 5/1/31       327       350
7.875%, 9/15/31       167       181
SM Energy Co.      
5.625%, 6/1/25       481       463
6.500%, 7/15/28       843       778
        9,447
       
 
Financial & Lease—6.5%    
Acrisure LLC      
144A 7.000%, 11/15/25(1)     1,065       995
144A 6.000%, 8/1/29(1)       938       763
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC      
144A 6.750%, 10/15/27(1)       999       908
144A 5.875%, 11/1/29(1)       703       587
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Financial & Lease—continued    
Discover Financial Services
6.700%, 11/29/32
$      385   $    398
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 11/15/31(1)
    1,573     1,234
OneMain Finance Corp.      
7.125%, 3/15/26       904       879
3.500%, 1/15/27       580       487
6.625%, 1/15/28       369       344
        6,595
       
 
Food, Beverages & Tobacco—2.7%    
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
3.500%, 3/1/32
    1,889     1,460
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. 144A
6.250%, 4/1/29(1)
    1,579     1,258
        2,718
       
 
Gaming—5.7%    
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 144A
7.000%, 2/15/30(1)
       80        81
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc. 144A
5.750%, 4/1/30(1)
      741       688
Churchill Downs, Inc. 144A
4.750%, 1/15/28(1)
      365       332
International Game Technology plc 144A
5.250%, 1/15/29(1)
      789       732
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP
5.750%, 2/1/27
      282       276
Penn Entertainment, Inc. 144A
4.125%, 7/1/29(1)
    1,198       972
Raptor Acquisition Corp. 144A
4.875%, 11/1/26(1)
    1,082     1,001
Scientific Games International, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 11/15/29(1)
    1,281     1,259
VICI Properties LP 144A
4.125%, 8/15/30(1)
      457       395
        5,736
       
 
Health Care—5.9%    
AdaptHealth LLC      
144A 4.625%, 8/1/29(1)       896       752
144A 5.125%, 3/1/30(1)       198       171
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. 144A
3.500%, 4/1/30(1)
    1,231     1,069
Community Health Systems, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 5/15/30(1)
    1,455     1,164
Encompass Health Corp.      
4.500%, 2/1/28       401       368
4.625%, 4/1/31       114        98
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l. 144A
6.125%, 4/1/29(1)(2)
    1,462     1,084
US Acute Care Solutions LLC 144A
6.375%, 3/1/26(1)
    1,397     1,239
        5,945
       
 
Home Builders—2.3%    
Ashton Woods USA LLC 144A
4.625%, 4/1/30(1)
       86        69
  Par Value   Value
       
Home Builders—continued    
KB Home      
4.800%, 11/15/29 $      350   $    305
7.250%, 7/15/30       697       683
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A
4.625%, 3/1/30(1)
      794       658
Weekley Homes LLC 144A
4.875%, 9/15/28(1)
      756       642
        2,357
       
 
Industrial Other—4.7%    
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. 144A
5.250%, 9/30/28(1)
    1,370     1,063
Chart Industries, Inc.      
144A 7.500%, 1/1/30(1)       178       181
144A 9.500%, 1/1/31(1)       178       186
Madison IAQ LLC 144A
5.875%, 6/30/29(1)
    1,286     1,024
United Rentals North America, Inc.      
3.750%, 1/15/32     1,166       978
144A 6.000%, 12/15/29(1)       193       193
WESCO Distribution, Inc. 144A
7.250%, 6/15/28(1)
    1,110     1,125
        4,750
       
 
Leisure—4.1%    
Carnival Corp.      
144A 7.625%, 3/1/26(1)     1,140     1,023
144A 5.750%, 3/1/27(1)        93        77
144A 6.000%, 5/1/29(1)       304       237
NCL Corp., Ltd.      
144A 5.875%, 3/15/26(1)       412       356
144A 7.750%, 2/15/29(1)       368       320
NCL Finance Ltd. 144A
6.125%, 3/15/28(1)
      858       714
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      
144A 5.500%, 8/31/26(1)       511       470
144A 11.625%, 8/15/27(1)       678       722
144A 5.500%, 4/1/28(1)       241       210
        4,129
       
 
Media Cable—7.3%    
Altice France Holding S.A. 144A
6.000%, 2/15/28(1)
      637       443
Altice France S.A.      
144A 5.125%, 1/15/29(1)       102        78
144A 5.125%, 7/15/29(1)     1,072       830
CCO Holdings LLC      
144A 5.375%, 6/1/29(1)       836       746
144A 4.500%, 8/15/30(1)     1,510     1,242
CSC Holdings LLC      
144A 7.500%, 4/1/28(1)     1,751     1,173
144A 4.125%, 12/1/30(1)     1,342       970
DISH DBS Corp.      
7.750%, 7/1/26       122        95
7.375%, 7/1/28       493       337
5.125%, 6/1/29       626       370
144A 5.250%, 12/1/26(1)       617       517
144A 5.750%, 12/1/28(1)       444       355
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
  Par Value   Value
       
Media Cable—continued    
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.a.r.l. 144A
5.500%, 3/1/28(1)
$      200   $    186
        7,342
       
 
Media Other—3.4%    
CMG Media Corp. 144A
8.875%, 12/15/27(1)
    1,465       986
Gray Escrow II, Inc. 144A
5.375%, 11/15/31(1)
    1,665     1,236
Univision Communications, Inc. 144A
6.625%, 6/1/27(1)
    1,320     1,253
        3,475
       
 
Midstream—5.3%    
Antero Midstream Partners LP      
144A 7.875%, 5/15/26(1)       232       234
144A 5.750%, 3/1/27(1)       465       439
144A 5.750%, 1/15/28(1)       557       523
CNX Midstream Partners LP 144A
4.750%, 4/15/30(1)
       43        35
DT Midstream, Inc. 144A
4.375%, 6/15/31(1)
      797       668
Genesis Energy LP      
8.000%, 1/15/27       572       559
7.750%, 2/1/28     1,275     1,221
Hess Midstream Operations LP      
144A 4.250%, 2/15/30(1)       161       136
144A 5.500%, 10/15/30(1)       843       759
Holly Energy Partners LP      
144A 6.375%, 4/15/27(1)       171       166
144A 5.000%, 2/1/28(1)       644       584
        5,324
       
 
Paper & Forest Products—0.9%    
Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 2/1/29
    1,167       957
Refining—0.9%    
Parkland Corp. 144A
4.625%, 5/1/30(1)
      569       474
Sunoco LP
4.500%, 4/30/30
      570       494
          968
       
 
Restaurants—0.6%    
New Red Finance, Inc. 144A
3.875%, 1/15/28(1)
      684       609
Retail Food & Drug—1.3%    
Albertsons Cos., Inc.      
144A 4.625%, 1/15/27(1)       283       266
144A 5.875%, 2/15/28(1)       514       498
144A 6.500%, 2/15/28(1)       130       129
144A 4.875%, 2/15/30(1)       533       478
        1,371
       
 
  Par Value   Value
       
Retail Non Food & Drug—4.2%    
eG Global Finance plc      
144A 6.750%, 2/7/25(1) $      627   $    566
144A 8.500%, 10/30/25(1)       175       158
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC 144A
4.875%, 5/1/29(1)
    1,101       895
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)      
144A 5.250%, 5/1/28(1)       659       548
144A 7.875%, 5/1/29(1)       670       504
PetSmart, Inc.      
144A 4.750%, 2/15/28(1)       564       513
144A 7.750%, 2/15/29(1)     1,066     1,040
        4,224
       
 
Satellite—2.0%    
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
6.625%, 8/1/26
    1,039       978
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Escrow
5.500%, 8/1/23(3)
      464        —
Viasat, Inc. 144A
5.625%, 9/15/25(1)
    1,090     1,009
        1,987
       
 
Services Other—3.4%    
ADT Security Corp. (The) 144A
4.125%, 8/1/29(1)
    1,063       915
GFL Environmental, Inc.      
144A 4.000%, 8/1/28(1)       207       180
144A 4.750%, 6/15/29(1)       446       397
144A 4.375%, 8/15/29(1)     1,107       958
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC 144A
6.250%, 1/15/28(1)
    1,102     1,022
        3,472
       
 
Technology—0.7%    
Ciena Corp. 144A
4.000%, 1/31/30(1)
       86        73
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. 144A
3.500%, 2/15/28(1)
    1,022       622
          695
       
 
Transport Other—1.2%    
Hertz Corp. (The)      
144A 4.625%, 12/1/26(1)       727       647
144A 5.000%, 12/1/29(1)       651       541
        1,188
       
 
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Identified Cost $108,160)
   97,399
       
 
       
 
Leveraged Loans—0.1%
Health Care—0.1%    
Envision Healthcare Corp. (1 month LIBOR + 3.750%)
8.480%, 10/10/25(4)
      281        71
Total Leveraged Loans
(Identified Cost $281)
       71
    
 
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
  Shares   Value
Common Stocks—0.1%
Exploration & Production—0.0%    
Alta Mesa Holdings LP Escrow(3)(5)   400,000   $     —
Satellite—0.1%    
Intelsat Emergence S.A.(5)     4,338       103
Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $157)
      103
       
 
       
 
Rights—0.0%
Satellite—0.0%    
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Series A(5)       454         2
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. Series B(5)       454         3
Total Rights
(Identified Cost $—)
        5
       
 
       
 
Total Long-Term Investments—96.5%
(Identified Cost $108,598)
    97,578
       
 
       
 
Short-Term Investment—2.0%
Money Market Mutual Fund—2.0%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 4.473%)(6) 2,005,167     2,005
Total Short-Term Investment
(Identified Cost $2,005)
    2,005
       
 
       
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—98.5%
(Identified Cost $110,603)
   $99,583
Other assets and liabilities, net—1.5%     1,526
NET ASSETS—100.0%   $101,109
    
Abbreviations:
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC Limited Liability Company
LP Limited Partnership
    
Footnote Legend:
(1) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At February 28, 2023, these securities amounted to a value of $75,313 or 74.5% of net assets.
(2) Security in default; no interest payments are being received during the bankruptcy proceedings.
(3) The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments.
(4) Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of February 28, 2023. Information in parenthesis represents benchmark and reference rate for each security. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or, for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
(5) Non-income producing.
(6) Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available.
    
Country Weightings
United States 88%
Canada 7
France 2
United Kingdom 1
Netherlands 1
Switzerland 1
Total 100%
% of total investments as of February 28, 2023.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2023
($ reported in thousands)
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2023, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
  Total
Value at
February 28, 2023
  Level 1
Quoted Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Assets:              
Debt Instruments:              
Corporate Bonds and Notes $97,399   $  $97,399   $(1)
Leveraged Loans 71     71  
Equity Securities:              
Common Stocks 103       103(1)
Rights 5       5
Money Market Mutual Fund 2,005   2,005    
Total Investments $99,583   $2,005   $97,470   $108
    
(1) Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0).
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at February 28, 2023.
Some of the Fund’s investments that were categorized as Level 3 may have been valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. If applicable, such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of Level 3 investments.
Management has determined that the amount of Level 3 securities compared to total net assets is not material; therefore, the roll-forward of Level 3 securities and assumptions are not shown for the period ended February 28, 2023.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments
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VIRTUS STONE HARBOR HIGH YIELD BOND FUND 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 28, 2023
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The  Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).
Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Adviser’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Illiquid, restricted equity securities and illiquid private placements are internally fair valued by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee, and are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Fund fair values non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.
Debt instruments, including convertible bonds, and restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, activity of the underlying equities, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt instruments that are internally fair valued by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. 
Listed derivatives, such as options and futures, that are actively traded are valued at the last posted settlement price from the exchange where they are principally traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts, swaps, swaptions, options and equity linked instruments, are valued based on model prices provided by independent pricing services or from dealer quotes. Depending on the derivative type and the specific terms of the transaction, these models vary and include observable inputs in actively quoted markets including but not limited to: underlying reference entity details, indices, spreads, interest rates, yield curves, dividend and exchange rates. These instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a bilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the last posted settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2 within the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the Fund. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to the Fund’s most recent semi or annual report.
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